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The Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems gathers private-sector leaders for Summit on Nature-Based Solutions
ATHENS, GA – This week, the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS) hosted its first Industry Summit on Nature-based Solutions. The Summit brought together over 100 leaders from across fifty private sector organizations to identify the challenges and opportunities in advancing the development of nature-based solutions to support resilient communities. Nature-based solutions (NbS), are techniques that…
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Alumni Highlight: Interview With Daniel Buhr, PhD ‘23
Describe your career background and your time at UGA: My undergraduate work was at Michigan State University. I got my Bachelors of Science in Biosystems Engineering with a focus on ecosystems engineering, and then I started looking for graduate schools; I was looking south of Michigan, and found Dr. Bledsoe at UGA. So I came on as a PhD student…
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River Basin Center hosts Confluence poster event highlighting graduate research in water resources
Thirty graduate students showcased research at a poster session on Friday, October 20, hosted by the UGA River Basin Center. The event, titled Confluence, was the first annual poster session of its kind and featured interdisciplinary work from all over campus that focused on freshwater science and policy. “We were encouraged by the diverse water resource research projects showcased at…
